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Vain Art of the Fugue

by Dumitru Tsepeneag

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ISBN13: 9781564784216
ISBN10: 1564784215
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"Noted Romanian writer Tsepeneag spins out a blizzard of variations on a simple anecdote, marvelously echoing the fugue's repeated statement of subtly differing themes. In Tsepeneag's simple tale, a man is sitting on a bus, flowers in hand, concerned that he will miss the train he is hoping to meet — or is he catching it? At the train station, he waits impatiently for Maria (or is it Magda?) while watching the strange parade of humanity: peasants cradling giant fish, train engineers telling long-winded anecdotes, an Italian tourist struggling to understand the conductor's rapid-fire Romanian. Sometimes the scene switches suddenly, and our protagonist is at the beach or in prison; other times, the action shifts from him to other, unnamed characters, who watch his furious and ultimately fruitless attempts to maintain order. A few of the 25 segments fall flat or fail to adequately distinguish themselves, and none resolves (in fact, most loop back). Yet there is a sublime lunacy to watching objects lose their meanings, people exchange roles and the protagonist suddenly surge ahead quixotically, as when he (repeatedly) runs alongside the bus wearing a T-shirt emblazoned, in gold letters, 'LOVE.'" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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Edward, August 11, 2007 (view all comments by Edward)
This book is unique and imaginative. This story has cyclical tales of the bus, pig, and fish in which the ordinary is new each chapter. It's delightful and playful imagery will show you what it is to be human.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781564784216
Author:
Tsepeneag, Dumitru
Publisher:
Dalkey Archive Press
Translator:
Camiller, Patrick
Subject:
General
Series:
Eastern European Literature
Publication Date:
February 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
140
Dimensions:
8.00x5.32x.45 in. .40 lbs.

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